Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-22
CONTRACT
For Sewerage system Between City ana FIR"
nj Rosewater a Christie.

The sewerage committee, city attorney !
city engineer, Mayor Allen and MI. hose
water met at the coucil chamber yesterday
morning at o'clock and drew up
contract between the city and Civil En-
pineers Rosewater & Christie to give the
CITY system of sewerage by the hrst OF
next December. Mr. Rosewater stated yes
terday that within week he would nave
corps of engineers here at work. DE POSI-
bly would send six men who would give all
the grades and prepare data for dividing
the city into sewer districts and then tne
size and cost of main Tor
each district would be computed
The notes will be sent from here TO uenVer
to the leading Office where all computations
will be made. Probably Mr.. Christie VIII
superintend in person the work OF securing
data in the city. Mr.. Rosewater stated that
either his partner would superintend or some
other competent man.
The time for completing the work Is Inc
first os next December and not the ias'' as
was stated in the proposition. Mr.. Rose
water said he would complete the work ~s
nucb before that time as posslbio, bat
thought it could not becompleted -efose that
date. He left last evening for denver.
The following is copy 81 the contract be
tween the city and the firm of Rosewater &
| Christie:
This agreement made this the 21st day OF
June, 1887, between the city OF Wichita
party of the first part, and Rosewater q
| Christie, party of the second part, witnesseth
| That in consideration of the payment OF
81, Coo paid by the city Of Wichita to said
Rosewat & Christie, of the second part,
upon conditions hereinafter mentioned. The
said Rosewater & Christie agree to make all
necessary surveys for the preparation OF a
topographical contour map Of Wichita and
complete profiles of all streets and alleys
within the said city as per Neiderlander map
hereto attached, upon which sewers shall be
located: also show the location of meander-
ings of river and creek banks, and to perfect
| therefrom complete details, plans of all
lateral and main sewers of a complete system
of sewerage with full, minute specifications
covering all brick, iron pipe and other work
| i'm connection Herewith, with estimates in
| detail CT the cost of the construction
of said system, and agree to complete
| said surveys, plans and specifications
on or before December I, 1887,
and also in addition thereto, said Rosewater
& Christie agree to establish good reliable
bench marks to an extent of not less than
oc,c forf ,,f,
the public works of said city of Wichita and
to extend the surveys and profiles of Topeka
and Lawrence avenues north to the mill race,
south to the Big Arkansas river. Also to
mark on the sewer maps division lines for
suitable districts for taxing purposes with
estimates of the cost of sewerage of each OF
said districts separately. Said sum of $1,000
to be paid by the said city of Wichita to the
said Rosewater & Christie upon the compile
ton of the surveys, plans ard specifications
and estimates hereinbefore mentioned. De
livery of said plans, maps and estimates to
the city of Wichita, in witness whereof the
said party of the first part Of the city OF
Wichita by its mayor hereby signs the same
and causes the seal of the Cit Ito be affixed
and the said Rosew alter & Christie, by An
drew Rosewater, affix their sigr atures.
Signed this, the olst day of June, 1887.
J. P. ALLEN, Mayor.
| Attest:
FRED SCHATTNER, City Clerk.
| Per CARNEY.
RoSEwATER e. CHRISTIE.
| Per ANDREW ROsEWATER.